Reading north by south : on Latin American literature, culture, and politics / Neil Larsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larsen, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and culture--Latin America.

Politics and culture.

Politics and literature--Latin America.

Politics and literature.

Latin American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Latin American literature.

Latin America--Civilization--20th century--Philosophy.

Latin America.

Latin America--Foreign public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Seminal work deals with the import and political consequences of the most influential approaches to the study of Latin American literature in the US. Chief virtue resides in scholarly method: a deep investigation of the theoretical foundations of major contributions. Essays demonstrate how many important approaches lack theoretical rigor due to a failure to investigate the philosophical grounding of the ideas deployed in the literary studies. A crucial book for serious critics. Absolutely required for all work on the boom and critical approaches that brought it about and maintain it; as well as for colonial discourse, testimonio, hegemony and ideology, and 'invention' approaches"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note to Readers; One: Introduction; I. ""Occupation Texts""; II. Sui generis; III. Uncivil Society; IV. Recolonizations; V. Culture and Nation; VI. Postmodernity; VII. ""Cultural Studies""; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8641-6

OCLC:

476093861